ITV4 to screen live coverage of every stage of the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men this September, including as race comes to Newark and Sherwood

All the action from this year’s Tour of Britain will once again be broadcast live on TV.

ITV4 is set to provide flag-to-flag coverage of all six stages of the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men for the seventh consecutive year.

The elite cycle race will pass through Newark and Sherwood during its fourth stage, and it will be its fourth visit to the district.

On Friday, September 6, the leg will start from the Derby Arena, Derby and end in Newark’s Sconce and Devon Park.

Following the action for viewers at home, TV presenter Matt Barbet will be joined by ITV’s commentary duo of Ned Boulting and David Millar, as ITV4 broadcasts live coverage of the UK’s biggest professional cycle race.

Coverage gets underway with stage one in Kelso and the Scottish Borders on Tuesday, September 3, going live at 10.15am, with the likes of double Olympic gold medallist Remco Evenepoel, double world road race champion Julian Alaphilippe (both Soudal Quick-Step) and Olympic mountain biking star Tom Pidcock (INEOS Grenadiers) all confirmed to participate.

In addition to the free-to-air live coverage on ITV4, viewers will also be able to catch a one-hour highlights programme each evening on the same channel, with live coverage and highlights also available on demand via ITVX.

Jonathan Day, managing director of British Cycling Events, said: “Bringing the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men to as many people as possible whether at the roadside or at home on television, is of huge importance to us.

“We’re delighted to once again have full live free to air coverage of every stage, and with the riders announced so far we know it will be one to remember so fans can look forward to six exciting days of action.”

The Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men will begin in the Scottish Borders on Tuesday, September 3, followed by stages in the Tees Valley, South Yorkshire, the East Midlands and West Northamptonshire, before it concludes in Suffolk on Sunday, September 8, after six stages of action-packed racing.

As TV cameras follow the racing action, viewers will also be able to catch glimpses of towns and villages across Newark and Sherwood — including a variety of yellow decorations along the route.

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